Sinopsis
Lecciones para aprender y mejorar tú inglés. English lessons to improve your grammar, vocabulary and listening skills.
Episodios
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The Causative Passive - to HAVE or GET something done - AIRC112
17/07/2016 Duración: 28minIn this episode we're going to help you with the causative passive. Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ Listener Feedback: email from Jaime from Alicante - Hi Reza and Craig. Thank you for the podcast. I listen every week. Please speak about the causative in English. I don’t understand when (I) have to use ‘get’ and when ‘have’? We spoke about the passive in general in episode 17 When did you get your hair cut? Reza didn’t cut his hair. Someone cut it for him. Causative - have/get + object + past participle He had/got his hair (object) cut (past participle) Change to the causative: She didn’t pierce her nose herself, she had her nose pierced. He didn’t paint his flat (himself)…he had his flat painted. We won’t cook our meals...We'll have our meals cooked They didn’t repair their washing machine….They had their washing machine repaired I didn’t alter my suit...…. (to take up the trousers/sleeves) - I h
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Asking For, Giving and Understanding Directions - AIRC111
10/07/2016 Duración: 49minIn this episode we're going to help you ask for, give and understand directions Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ Feedback: Valentina - Valentina is taking the CAE Exam Do you use Google maps? Questions you may hear How do I get to the beach? Excuse me, Where is the nearest supermarket? Can you tell me where the train station is? We practised indirect questions with Nicola in episode 50 ( http://www.inglespodcast.com/2015/05/11/indirect-questions-and-travel-in-morocco-with-special-guest-nicola-airc50/ ) Do you know where the nearest petrol station is? Can you tell me how to get to the post office, please? Could you tell me where the town hall is, please? Do you know where the nearest petrol station is? Do you know where I might find a cash machine/an ATM? Excuse me, I’m looking for a bank. Are you from around here? Do you live here? Would you mind telling me the way to the police station? Do/Would yo
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Customer Service - AIRC110
03/07/2016 Duración: 24minCustomer Service - AIRC110 In this episode we're going to help you improve the way you attend customers and clients in English Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ Feedback from Sonia Nieves Hola, soy usuaria y seguidora de su pagina web que me es muy util. Pero ultimamente estoy teniendo problemas con mi inglés. Trabajo en atención al cliente dentro del sector del fitness y no sé como comunicarme bien con los clientes. Ejemplos: hacer un alta, darse de baja, dejar dinero en deposito We have an audio podcast about gym and fitness vocabulary. You can find it here: http://www.inglespodcast.com/2015/11/01/gym-and-exercise-vocabulary-proverbs-airc75/ to register - hacer un alta to cancel (your) registration - darse de baja account number - numero de cuenta to put down a deposit / to pay a deposit - dejar dinero en deposito How can I help you? - ¿Cómo puedo ayudarle? What seems to be the problem? - ¿Qué prob
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Extreme Sports - AIRC109
26/06/2016 Duración: 44minIn this episode: Extreme sports Listener Feedback: Thank you to Néstor G.M., Uttywoman, Miguelatxo and Minihada (these are real people! - you know who you are) who have left us wonderful reviews and 5 stars on itunes. The winners for the Twitter prize draw are: @chemamun @RaquelG81921621 @anny_vzz Congratulations on winning a prize! And thanks so much to everyone who supported us on Twitter and Facebook. Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ Extreme sports We’ve spoken about sport in general: inglespodcast.com/17 ( http://www.inglespodcast.com/2014/03/12/the-fallas-festival-is-organized-anarchy-airc17/ ) inglespodcast. com/26 ( http://www.inglespodcast.com/2014/07/01/a-big-girls-blouse-airc26/ ) Definition (Wikipedia): Extreme sports (also called action sports and adventure sports) is a popular term for certain activities perceived as having a high level of inherent danger. These activities often involv
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Air Travel Vocabulary- AIRC108
19/06/2016 Duración: 52minIf you are a new listener to this award-winning podcast, welcome! Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ In this episode: Air Travel (we're going to help you communicate better when you travel by air) Listener Feedback: Alba from Madrid: Remind and remember. What's the difference? Remember is when you think of a memory, a past experience (un recuerdo): I remember the first time I arrived in Valencia. Do you remember the first time you saw valencia or Spain? I remember arriving in Valencia. (remember + verb + ing) Remember is also the opposite of forget, Remember to bring the notes to the podcasting session (remember + infinitive) - don't forget! Remember to thank our sponsors at the end of the podcast. Remind is when a person or a thing makes you think about something: This app on my phone reminds me to take my medicine Hey Reza, remind me to thank our sponsors at the end of the episode. People are remin
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Getting Sick, Going to the Doctor and Describing Pain - AIRC107
12/06/2016 Duración: 44minIn this episode: (we're going to help you communicate more effectively when you go to the doctor) Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ We spoke about some health vocabulary in inglespodcast.com/42 ( http://www.inglespodcast.com/2015/02/07/infinitives-with-and-without-to-perfect-passive-and-progressive-infinitives-health-vocabulary-airc42/ ) to make an appointment 'I'd like to make an appointment to see Dr.Smith' boil - forúnculo, furúnculo - inflamed, red, tender, wound weeping puss (to weep - llorar, supurar) Words to describe pain ADJ. - painful, sore, aching, agonizing VERB PHRASES - It hurts, It’s killing me, It stings, It aches, It smarts ACHES & PAINS COLLOCATIONS - acute pain, gripping pain, severe pain, agonizing pain, chronic pain, crippling pain, burning pain, stabbing pain (to stab - apuñalar) sharp pain, dull pain, shooting pain, stinging pain, throbbing pain, unbearable pain, dull ache,
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Civil Engineering Vocabulary- AIRC106
05/06/2016 Duración: 30minIf you are a new listener to this award-winning podcast, welcome! With over 40 years of teaching between us, we'll help you improve your English and take it to the next level. Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ In this episode: Civil Engineering Listener Feedback: Audio Feedback - Mamen Listener Feedback: Alfredo - Should we go to Italy and teach English? Only if there's homemade Italian food! I'm Pablo, a civil engineer who has moved to UK last January. I usually hear (listen to) all ours (your) podcast (your podcasts), and I think that it is a big help in order to improve my listening and vocabulary. In (At) this moment, I am looking for a job as (an) engineer in Cambridge or around (in/around Cambridge). If you accept some ideas for podcast, I would like that you talk (I would like you to talk) some day about engineering. Perhaps, this topic is not too general in terms of vocabulary but is only an i
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The London Accent and Cockney Rhyming Slang - AIRC105
29/05/2016 Duración: 33minThe London Accent and Cockney Rhyming Slang - AIRC105 If you are a new listener to this award-winning podcast, welcome! With over 40 years of teaching between us, we'll help you improve your English and take it to the next level. (Grow your grammar, vocalize your vocabulary and perfect your pronunciation) In this episode: The London Accent and Cockney Rhyming Slang (we're going to help you.....) Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ Listener Feedback: Audio feedback Juan, Colombia: Job in call centre, cockney accent a "bottle of beer". "Got to get a lot of it." Listen to the Eastenders TV series for examples of the London cockney accent: https://www.youtube.com/user/EastEnders Cockney Rhyming slang - A type of slang in which a words are replaced by a words or phrases they rhyme with. Apple and pears = stairs To hide meaning from the law and/or to exclude outsiders List of slang: ( https://en.wiktionary.o
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The Top Ten Things To Do In London - AIRC104
22/05/2016 Duración: 49minIf you are a new listener to this award-winning podcast, welcome! With over 40 years of teaching between us, we'll help you improve your English and take it to the next level. In this episode: The top ten things to do when you go to London Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ Listener Feedback: Thank you to Javier for the ham and sweet potato pastries. T-shirt to Elisa for voice message on 100th episode and continued support We're going to London in June for the New Media Podcast Awards. Reza was 'gutted' (very disappointed) last year because he couldn't go. This year he's going and we really want to wind an award for Audience Appreciation. Please nominate us for the award on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mansioningles/ Maybe you need to click 'More Options' to see our podcast 'Aprender Inglés con Reza y Craig' The Top Ten Things To Do In London 1. Take the Tour bus Hop-on, Hop-off ( http://www.ho
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Urban slang and more mispronounced words - AIRC103
15/05/2016 Duración: 27minIf you are a new listener to this award-winning podcast, welcome! With over 40 years of teaching between us, we'll help you improve your English and take it to the next level. In this episode: we're going to help you expand your Urban slang vocabulary and practise more mispronounced words Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ More mispronounced words inglespodcast.com/94 ( http://www.inglespodcast.com/2016/03/28/commonly-mispronounced-words-airc94/ ) dubbed - doblado nurse - enfermera surgeon - cirujano judge - juez, juzgar patient - paciente lively - animado/a, alegre sociable - sociable beard - barba moustache - bigote chemist - farmacia, farmacéutico/a / chemistry - química butcher - carnicero/a weird - raro/a, extraño/a (That's weird! - ¡Qué raro!) 'He's a wierdo' mechanic - mecánico cough - tos, toser headache - dolor de cabeza drought - sequía (flood - inundación ) hitch hiking - autostop, a dedo I
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Lifestyles and classroom language - AIRC102
08/05/2016 Duración: 36minLifestyles and classroom language- AIRC102 If you are a new listener to this award-winning podcast, welcome! With over 40 years of teaching between us, we'll help you improve your English and take it to the next level. Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ In this episode: Lifestyles and classroom language (we're going to help you with useful classroom expressions and talk about different lifestyles and ways of living, social groups etc) Listener Feedback: Manuel - Paterna (Valencia) Hi Craig, Hi Reza: I've been listening to your podcast many months ago (for many months) while I'm doing my house-work, at the gym, in the garden..... It's a wonderful way to improve English and I hope you'll reach at least one thousand episodes and I could stand listening to. I'd like, if you don't mind, to hear about how to use "thank" in English, the noun and the verb because It's a bit confuse (confusing) to me. Thanks
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Cars and Driving - AIRC101
01/05/2016 Duración: 47minCars and Driving - AIRC101 If you are a new listener to this award-winning podcast, welcome! With over 40 years of teaching between us, we'll help you improve your English and take it to the next level. In this episode: Cars and driving (we're going to help you expand your vocabulary) Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ Listener Feedback: Nelson Garanhani, Brazil Dear Craig and Reza. I come from Brazil and I started to learn English two years ago. I’m a doctor and I have a son that is veterinarian. Yesterday, after listening to this episode, inglespodcast.com/97 I sent it to him and later he told me that the podcast was really interesting, useful and he had fun, too! I’m feeling happy for having (to have) the opportunity to listen to your brilliants (brilliant) podcasts. Many thanks! Nelson, Garanhani, Brazil p.s. Sorry (for) my mistakes Audio Feedback Antonio (for the 100th episode) I Xmust toX say (I
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Pass FCE, the word LAST and the difference between prepositions OF and FOR - AIRC100
24/04/2016 Duración: 47minIf you are a new listener to this award-winning podcast, welcome! With over 40 years of teaching between us, we'll help you improve your English and take it to the next level. Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ In this episode: Congratulations on 100 episodes of AIRC and open champagne! Also, how to pass the FCE speaking exam, the word LAST and the difference the prepositions between OF and FOR Listener feedback from Mamen who passed her speaking test Listener Feedback: SergioMy name is Sergio. It is not my first time writing to you. I listen to your podcast everyday and I have listened some podcasts about the FCE Exam, and I would like to know which is the 'required' (or minimum) level to pass the exam. I mean, I have studied English for many years, and I use it very often at my work. Perhaps, I should try to improve my vocabulary in general, but I think I can follow a normal conversation with a nat
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The Weather - AIRC99
17/04/2016 Duración: 34minIf you are a new listener to this award-winning podcast, welcome! With over 40 years of teaching between us, we'll help you improve your English and take it to the next level. In this episode: Talking about the weather Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ Listener Feedback: Sergio CasillasMy name is Sergio and I am from Spain. I live in Madrid and I would like to add a word that most of Spanish people (most Spanish people) pronounce in a wrong way is 'blood'. I have to say that at the beginning I pronounced it wrong by saying 'blud' (because of the 'oo') like most Spanish people (except surgeons or murders).Kind regards, Sergio Commonly Mispronounced Words, episode 94 ( http://www.inglespodcast.com/2016/03/28/commonly-mispronounced-words-airc94/ ) The weather (vocabulary from http://www.mansioningles.com/vocabulario45.htm ) Climate - Clima What's the difference between 'weather' and 'climate'?Weather is
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20 Phrasal Verbs that English Students Should Know - AIRC98
10/04/2016 Duración: 36minIf you are a new listener to this award-winning podcast, welcome! With over 40 years of teaching between us, we'll help you improve your English and take it to the next level. Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ If you would like more detailed shownotes, go to https://www.patreon.com/inglespodcast $9.60 per month - We need $100 Our sponsors are: Juan Leyva Galera Daniel Contreras Aladro Arlem Lara Armando Agudelo sara jarabo Manuel Tarazoma Ivy Envy - Corey Fineran In this episode: 20 Phrasal Verbs that English students should know Marie: inglespodcast.com/54 You can learn phrasal verbs by grouping the verb: take on, take after, take away, take over by the particle: take off, put off, give off, get off by topics or vocabulary areas: CLOTHES:take sth. off, put sth. on, try sth. on, get into sth., go with sth. Common phrasal verbs you should know: give up (darse por vencido/dejar de) - put
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Veterinary Vocabulary and Expressions with Pets - AIRC97
03/04/2016 Duración: 47minIf you are a new listener to this award-winning podcast, welcome! If you would like more detailed shownotes, go to https://www.patreon.com/inglespodcast Our sponsors are: Juan Leyva GaleraDaniel Contreras AladroLara Arlem Armando Agudelosara JaraboManuel TarazomaIvy Envy - Corey Fineran In this episode: veterinary Vocabulary Eva Garcia RomoGood morning!I am an English teacher and regular user of your internet courses, they are helpingmy students improve their English.I've started an intensive course for a worker in a veterinary clinic, whoseclients are mainly English.I was wondering if you have some specific course for this purpose?Many thanks, Eva. We can look at some words and expressions. For a comprehensive list of veterinary terms, go to: http://www.petmd.com/veterinaryterms Baby animals; dog - puppy, sheep - lamb, cow - calf (and whale - calf), cat - kitten, horse - foal, pig - piglet, bear - cub a flock of birdsa herd of cattle/elephantsa school of fisha pack of dogs/wolves (1 wolf, 2 wolves)a clutter
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Nature and the Environment- AIRC96
27/03/2016 Duración: 44minIf you are a new listener to this award-winning podcast, welcome! With over 40 years of teaching between us, we'll help you improve your English and take it to the next level. In this episode: Nature and the Environment If you would like more detailed shownotes, you can become a patreon of the show at https://www.patreon.com/inglespodcast Our patreons are: Juan Leyva GaleraDaniel Contreras AladroLara Arlem Armando Agudelosara JaraboManuel TarazomaIvy Envy - Corey Fineran Thank you to all of our wonderful patreon supporters. Listener Feedback: Jose's Vampire story.We asked you to send us a story practising the narrative tenses, especially the past perfect simple and continuous from episode 91 with Mike ( http://www.inglespodcast.com/2016/02/22/past-perfect-simple-and-continuous-with-mike-hardinge-airc91/ )Here's Jose's wonderful vampire story. Vocabulary/Expressions: forest / wood - bosquelake - lagolagoon - lagunawildlifelough (Ireland) / loch (Scotland) = lakeriver - rioto flow - fluirstreamhill - colina -
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Technology Vocabulary - AIRC95
20/03/2016 Duración: 46minIf you are a new listener to this award-winning podcast, welcome! With over 40 years of teaching between us, we'll help you improve your English and take it to the next level. Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ In this episode: Technology Vocabulary Listener Feedback: Sergio My name is Sergio and I am from Spain. I work in a very important Hotel in Madrid, and we speak very often with our company mates (colleagues/workmates) from Paris, London or Hong Kong, so I looked for a way to improve my English level, and I found your podcast two months ago. As I work in the computer department, it is possible for me to be listening to you most of the time while I am working, so I use to (usually) listen to three or four of your podcast (podcasts) daily. (Go to episode 6 to revise 'used to', 'be used to' and 'get used to') http://www.inglespodcast.com/2014/01/31/aprender-ingles-con-reza-y-craig-6/ I have to say T
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Commonly Mispronounced Words - AIRC94
13/03/2016 Duración: 46minIf you are a new listener to this award-winning podcast, welcome! With over 40 years of teaching between us, we'll help you improve your English and take it to the next level.(Grow your grammar, vocalize your vocabulary and perfect your pronunciation) In this episode: Commonly mispronounced words Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ Listener Feedback: Juan Gabriel 1) ¿Por qué en la frase- estos son vuestros vaqueros"are these your jeans?" se pone antes la palabra "are" que la de "these" por que seria son estos vuestros vaqueros. Explicamelo por que el intercambio de palabras no me aclaro. -Because the order in a question is: TO BE(Are) + SUBJECT(these) +.....? 2) Otra duda que tengo es el significado de "QUE" si es what por que en la frase ¡Que baratos¡ se escribe con that´s "that´s cheap" (OR “How cheap!”) que significado tiene la palabra 'that´s'? - It can be dangerous to try to translate directly fr
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Mansion interviews Elsie Escobar from Libsyn.com and shepodcasts.com
09/03/2016 Duración: 48minHello and welcome to Mansion Interviews, a podcast which gives me an excuse to talk to interesting people while at the same time improving your English.Today you'll be listening to Elsie Escobar, who speaks with an American English accent. The interview is a bit longer than usual, but Elsie speaks so well and so clearly that I'm sure you'll have no problem in following the conversation. Remember, you can improve your listening with comprehension questions and find some help with difficult words from this interview at inglespodcast.com/elsie And there's some rich vocabulary in this interview. Elsie speaks about the cinema, earthquakes, yoga, food, Barcelona, and much much more, so use the vocabulary help you as you listen. Let me introduce to you now the delighfully charming Elsie Escobar. Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 1. Where does Elsie live now? LA (los Angeles)PittsburghNorth CarolinaColora